The Orange County Fair hosted a magician's workshop on Saturday, presented by the International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring 313. Children were able to participate by doing fun card tricks, and learned tricks from fellow child magicians.

Watching the spark in my children's eyes as they executed a magic trick reminded me how much I loved magic as a child. I would dress up in the tall black hat and wrap my special blanket around my neck as I would perform magic for my friends.

As we left the workshop, one of the child magicians gave my son a deck of cards and a ribbon for his participation. He carried the deck of cards with him throughout the fair, no doubt wondering what sort of magic he could create.

When we got home, he created a stage out of pillows from the couch. Our family sat down together to watch his magic show. He did card tricks he'd learned at the fair, and made a scarf appear from his hat.

He smiled every time his brother and sister cheered for him.

Just before bed that night, my older son Andrew - who suffers from severe food allergies - told me he was going to magically erase all illness on the earth. He said it with such determination that before I turned his light off I told him, "You can do anything you put your mind to."

You can check out a family-friendly magic show at the OC Fair at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday in the Fun Zone tent.

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